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ca-01
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1 year ago

About the default sort order of Dropbox API "/list_folder"

Regarding "/list_folder", as far as I read the API specification (https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-list_folder), there are no options for sorting.

I would like to know the default sort order returned by "/list_folder".

Also, I understand that this API does not support sorting, I would like to know if there is a way to specify sorting and retrieve folders/files using the Dropbox API.

Thank you for your support.

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    DB-Des
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    1 year ago

    Hi ca-01

    The /list_folder endpoint response does not have a default sort order. I can pass this along as a feature request though! I can't promise if or when that might be implemented however. 

    Any specific sorting logic would need to be handled within your integration to meet your requirements.

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